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Since SAP bought Sybase the path to mobilsing SAP is much clearer.

This free webinar from CompriseIT will cover :-

• Where does Sybase fit in the SAP landscape ?
• Why should you consider using Sybase ?
• Your first steps to a mobile SAP ?

Following this webinar you will have learned :-

• How your mobile strategy may change in light of the Sybase tools
• Other options for getting SAP data mobile
• How Sybase fits into your landscapeRegister here

At TechEd 2010 SAP announced many new application and technology capabilities. It also unveiled a new architecture vision “On3” - on premise, on demand and on device.

At CompriseIT we pride ourselves on really understanding where all this new stuff could fit within an organization to add value and we would like to help you understand this for your organization.

This free webinar from CompriseIT will cover :-

• What is enterprise architecture?
• Why should you have a SAP roadmap?
• Why should you update your SAP roadmap?
• Your way towards a SAP roadmap

Following this webinar you will have learned :-

• What is new from SAP
• Where this new stuff impacts a typical SAP landscape
• How you can take a structured approach to identifying where it might help you
• The key drives for the benefit case for architecture in your organisation

  Register here

In the UK we have a TV show called Grand Designs which is all about people who have big plans for either renovating or building unique houses to live in.
Following all the announcements at TechEd 2010 about the technology innovations with us or in the pipeline it occurred to me that the options and opportunities available to Enterprise Architects and Business Process Experts is increasing exponentially. This is very exciting in that the solutions that can be delivered should (finally) amaze/delight the business but it does come with the danger that this flexibility means that it will be easier to make costly mistakes.

This is why it is so important that you have a robust Enterprise Architecture to point the way and a good Business Process Experts (BPX) that are able to interpret these architectures.

So what things need to be rolled into the Enterprise Architecture Roadmap ? The list below gives a view of the areas that are/will be impacted by new Technology from SAP.

• Portal and Role Based Content
• Business Process and Rules Management
• Composite Application Development Tools / User Interface Tools
• Master Data Management
• Integration Broker / Enterprise Service Bus
• Bulk Data Movement and Cleansing
• Business to Business Gateway
• Mobile Platform / Device Management
• Lean Consumption of Enterprise Systems
• In-memory Database Technology
• Cloud Based Development Tools
• ….

So what choices do you have ?

I see three patterns appearing in the SAP install base.

• Leverage Classic SAP choosing to not deploy any new technology above
• Evolve from Classic SAP to Composite SAP by introduction some of the above technology
• Replace existing SAP with a clean implementation with Composite SAP rolled in from the start

Which of these is the right path for you ? This can be answered by your Enterprise Architecture and implemented by the Business Process Experts (BPX).

At its simplest level this means linking the things your business want to do with the IT capabilities that are available, or put another way can any of the “new” capabilities above help IT to help the business to do something faster, cheaper or “better”. If the answer to this question is no then Leverage is probably the right path, if the answer is yes then Evolve or Replace is probably to the right path depending upon the “quality” of your current classic SAP landscape.

My main recommendation is not that you should use any of the above technology, but you should have an active Enterprise Architecture that shows either why you are using them or not. Only in this way can you ensure that your IT investments are aligned with where the money is made in the business.

SAP have announced that SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (CE) 7.20 is now generally available.

CompriseIT played a key role in the ramp up of this product with several of our customers taking part. You will be able to see it in action at our Webinar with SAP on the 26th May, you can register here

You can read the full press release here

The press release includes a quote from Owen Pettiford our Co-CEO, which has been reproduced below.

CompriseIT - SAP Press Release Quote
CompriseIT specializes in the design development and deployment of composite applications exploiting SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment”, said Owen Pettiford, co-CEO CompriseIT. “Our expertise in developing composite applications based on SAP NetWeaver BPM helps our customers achieve new levels of automation, flexibility and user adoption for business processes that run through their core SAP system. With the newest release of SAP NetWeaver BPM, the processes, rules, UI and services are all delivered within one platform with support from one vendor, helping businesses transition from talking about SOA and BPM to actually doing SOA and BPM - which is how our customers will release value.”

SAP have recognised that the CompriseIT “Composite in a Day” approach as a unique primer for anyone starting an SAP centric Composite Application Project. See it here

Composite In a Day (TM) sessions help your teams to understand how SAP CE can be used to create Composite Applications. You bring a process and we will create a Composite Application during the day. Register for your session here.

CompriseIT has an expanded range of training to help get you creating composites on top of SAP. See details here.

CompriseIT Co-CEO Owen Pettiford has contributed to the BPX book “Process First” - This book helps to explain the role of a BPX within an organisation and provides practical information on how to make composite applications real. more…

Over the past 2 years ComprsieIT has formed an expert team of IT specialist who focus their time on mastering the SAP Netweaver Composition Environment (CE).

People have been drawn from many different backgrounds including :-

• Java
• ABAP
• .NET
• Flash / Flex / AIR
• Data Management  /Databases
• Service Design / Service Repository
• User Interface Design /Forms Design
• Agile Methods
• IT Strategy
• ProjectManagement

These different dimensions have been required to ensure that the most value can be created using th CE platform.

Over the coming months you will start to see on this site the fruits of this work in the form of packaged utilities, application components and Composite Applications which can be plugged into your CE environment to sit alongside your bespoke developed applications.

CompriseIT is one of the first companies to have installed and piloted SAP Composition Environment 7.1 Enhancement Package 1. This is the first version of CE to incorporate the SAP BPM and Rules Engine (was code named Galaxy). We are now embarking on a number of proof of concept projects with our customers and eagerly await the ramp up and GA for this exciting new product. Contract us for more details or a demonstration.